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Two former Kansas governors are concerned about the imbalance of power in the Kansas Legislature, where one party holds a super-majority in both chambers. KPR's special correspondent, Jim McLean, reports.
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The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Buffalo Bills Sunday night to capture the AFC Championship and advance to the Super Bowl for the third year in a row.
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Kansas has more than 4,000 wind turbines. The state now gets almost half of its energy from wind power. That's good news. But maybe not as good as you think.
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Super storms are in the news. Hurricanes, a polar vortex and record-breaking heat. These weather phenomena are not only bad for humans. They are energy disasters. It's time to modernize and harden the grid.
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This month's Tallgrass Film Festival in Wichita will celebrate the legacy of Kansas-born actress Hattie McDaniel, the first Black American to win an Academy Award.
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Sure, the Royals have been knocked out of the American League playoffs. But they still made the playoffs. And that's a far cry from last season when the team posted more than 100 losses. What accounts for the one-year turn-around? Greg Echlin has this report.
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Listen to Tom Parkinson's conversation about "Jelly Roll Blues: Censored Songs and Hidden Histories," the latest book by author and musician Elijah Wald.
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Public meetings are a chance for the public to weigh in on important topics. They're also a chance to listen to what others have to say.
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Vintage audio goods - receivers, turntables, speakers and more - will be on sale Saturday in Lawrence. The benefit for the Kansas Audio-Reader Network also features thousands of vinyl records. KPR's J. Schafer talks to Ed Hawkins, one of the volunteers gearing up for the sale.
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Fossils are both rare and... seemingly everywhere. A very small percentage of ancient plant and animal life became fossils. Yet, the authors of a new book say fossils can still be found in so many places, especially in the western U.S.
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There's something compelling about visiting historic sites, particularly places where sad and tragic events unfolded. Commentator Rex Buchanan visits two places that conjure up dark images from America's distant and not so distant past.
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Ashton Hooper is a 4th grader in Salina who was born without fingers on her left hand. She's been finding inspiration this week while watching others with disabilities play golf at the U.S. Adaptive Golf Open in Newton.